Mohseni-Bandpei: Qom Must Become a Lasting Tourism Destination

Qom – The country's Deputy for Tourism, pointing to the development of Qom's accommodation infrastructure and its diverse economic and cultural capacities, stressed the need to transform the city from a transit stop into a lasting tourism hub.

According to the reporter of Mehr, Anoushirvan Mohsenibandapi on Tuesday evening during his trip to Qom province and visiting the tourism projects of this province, in a conversation with reporters, referring to the measures taken to develop the tourism infrastructure, said: Qom's valuable capacities in the field of tourism and the efforts of the provincial authorities can provide the basis for turning this city into one of the lasting tourism destinations of the country.

Referring to the visit to the historical house of Mulla Sadra in Kohak city, he added: this complex, with its historical and scientific capacities and the allocation of specialized uses, can become a space for training students, researchers and those interested in scientific topics and astronomy.

The Deputy Minister of Tourism of the Ministry of Cultural Heritage, Tourism and Handicrafts, appreciating the measures taken to prepare this complex, considered the cooperation of local authorities and the city administration of Kohek to be effective in utilizing the capacities of this historical monument.

Mohsenibandapi also pointed to the start of executive operations of a hotel project in Qom and stated: This project will be implemented with an infrastructure of about seven thousand square meters and an investment of 2 thousand billion tomans and can help the development of accommodation facilities in the province.

The residential infrastructure of Qom is being developed

Referring to the visit of some tourism projects in Qom province, he continued: During this trip, in addition to the launch of the hotel project, another tourism complex was also opened, which has special attractions.

Referring to the construction process of several five-star hotels in Qom, the country's vice-president of tourism stated: Currently, four to five five-star hotels are under construction in this province, which shows the existing capacities for tourism development and strengthening the infrastructure for hosting travelers.

Mohsenibandapi considered the efforts of Qom governor, the general director of cultural heritage, tourism and handicrafts of the province and the group of related managers to be important in pursuing development plans and expressed hope that with the continuation of these measures, the potential capacities of Qom tourism will reach the exploitation stage more than in the past.

Referring to the position of the holy shrine of Hazrat Fatima Masoumeh (PBUH) in attracting pilgrims and tourists, he said: In addition to religious attractions, there are other capacities in the province, the introduction and development of which can help to diversify tourism products and increase the longevity of travelers.

Registering the Qomi dialect helps to strengthen the cultural identity

In another part of his speech, the country's vice president of tourism mentioned the issue of registering the Qomi dialect and considered it a long-standing demand among the people of this province.

Mohsenibandapi stated: Registering local dialects can provide the new generation with the intangible heritage, customs and speech styles of the past and play a role in the transfer of this cultural heritage between generations.

He added: Paying attention to local dialects and preserving them is effective in strengthening sub-cultures and consolidating national culture and can help increase social solidarity, cultural cohesion and move in the path of sustainable development.

The economic capacity of Qom is beyond religious tourism

Mohsenibandapi also mentioned visiting the exhibition of the economic capabilities of the private sector of Qom province in the Chamber of Commerce and noted: This exhibition presents a picture of the diverse economic capabilities of the province in various production and industrial sectors.

Stating that the capacities of Qom are not limited to the field of tourism, he added: productions related to the carpet weaving industry, petrochemical products, raw materials used in cosmetic industries, water and sewage treatment pipes, and dry caviar production are among the sectors introduced in this exhibition.

Referring to the egg production capacity in Qom province, the country's deputy tourism minister said: During the presentation of the economic capabilities of the province, the position of Qom as the third egg production capacity of the country was also mentioned.

He listed mines, petrochemical industries, industrial productions and tourism capacities as significant fields of development of the province and expressed hope: with the cooperation of officials and economic activists, the field for the flourishing of existing capacities and greater exploitation of the capabilities of Qom will be provided.